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    100+ Cities Now Powered by at Least 70% Renewables

    100+ Cities Now Powered by at Least 70% Renewables

    A growing list of cities and municipalities is leading a renewable energy revolution that their national governments either cannot—or will not—address. More than 100 cities around the world now get at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower, according to new research from the non-profit CDP. That’s […]

    Worldwide Clean Energy Investments Hit $333.5 Billion Last Year

    Worldwide Clean Energy Investments Hit $333.5 Billion Last Year

    Global investment in renewable energy hit $333.5 billion in 2018, the second-highest on record, according to a new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). That’s a 3 percent jump from 2016 and 7 percent short of the $360 billion record set in 2015. In all, 2017 represented a record 160 commissioned gigawatts of clean […]

    All Renewables Will Be Cost Competitive With Fossil Fuels by 2020

    All Renewables Will Be Cost Competitive With Fossil Fuels by 2020

    Generating electricity from renewable energy sources is not only better for the environment compared to fossil fuels, but it will also be consistently cheaper in just a few years, according to a new report. According to a cost analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the best onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) projects […]

    Costa Rica Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy for 300 Days

    Costa Rica Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy for 300 Days

    Costa Rica has charted another clean energy accolade. So far this year, the Central American country has run on 300 days of 100 percent power generation from renewable energy sources, according to the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), which cited figures from the National Center for Energy Control. With six weeks left of 2017 […]

    Here’s How 139 Countries Can Convert to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050

    Here’s How 139 Countries Can Convert to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050

    Two years ago, Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson and his collaborators published a widely circulated study that detailed how the U.S. can eliminate nuclear, biofuels and fossil fuels and transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. Now, in a paper published Wednesday in the new scientific journal Joule, Jacobson and 26 co-authors created clean […]